Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy > Independent: 257 Films to Rent
- Prince Avalanche (2013)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch
- Two highway road workers pass the time in the Texas wilderness in this laconic return–to–form for indie darling David Gordon Green.
- Brass Teapot, The (2012)
- Dir. Ramaa Mosley
Feat. Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel
- This light–hearted black comedy tackles the economic doldrums with a quirky allegory, in which a down–on–their–luck couple…
- Damsels in Distress (2012)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody
- A welcome, long–overdue return to the youthful comedy of manners Whit Stillman made his name with in the 90s. Greta Gerwig plays an earnest…
- Frances Ha (2012)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver…
- The whimsical exploits of a struggling dancer at the tail end of her adolescence are semi–improvised in this Manhattan indie rom–com,…
- Free Samples (2012)
- Dir. Jay Gammill
Feat. Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter…
- A small–scale but deceptively smart and engaging "retail comedy" that spends a day in the life with a sarcastic LA law–school dropout who…
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
- Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein…
- Melanie Lynskey is excellent as a wounded young divorcee forced to move back in with her parents, in this serio–comic character…
- Lola Versus (2012)
- Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Zoe Lister Jones, Hamish Linklater…
- Indie darling Greta Gerwig sizes up the 20–something dating scene after being unceremoniously dumped in this frivolous, if emotionally…
- Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
- Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson…
- Winningly oddball 'true' tale set in Seattle that follows a writer and two colleagues on a flakey assignment to interview a man who placed a…
- Sleepwalk with Me (2012)
- Dir. Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Feat. Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn…
- A struggling stand–up grapples with life, relationships, and a chronic sleepwalking disorder in this fine indie comedy.
- Beginners (2011)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent…
- Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…